Images

Mount St. Helens crater, dome, and uplift with new growth, as seen from the west. October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater, dome, and uplift with new growth and new avalanche fan, as seen from the northwest. October 2005

Mount St. Helens uplift with new growth and new avalanche fan, as seen from the west.

Mount St. Helens dome and uplift with new growth, as seen from the southwest. The tip of Spirit Lake can be seen in the upper middle of the image. October 2005

Mount St. Helens uplifted area with new growth, as seen from the southeast.

Mount St. Helens uplift with new growth and new avalanche fan, as seen from high angle on the north.

Almost vertical look at Mount St. Helens dome, old and new. The "old dome" (1980-86) is in the lower half of the image and the new uplift and growth is in the upper half of the image.

Mount St. Helens dome and uplift with new spine, as seen from the southeast. October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater dome and uplift with new growth, as seen from the west. October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater, dome, and uplift from the northeast. October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater, dome, and plume, as seen from Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO). October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater and steaming dome as seen from the southeast. October 2005

Mount St. Helens crater, with the Pumice Plain in the foreground. October 2005

Mount St. Helens dome and uplift from the west. October 2005

Mount St. Helens dome as seen from Sugar Bowl, on the northeast flank. October 2005

A USGS scientist is collecting the ash from the bucket, which was taken back to the Cascades Volcano Observatory for analysis. Results help scientists understand more about the eruption that produced the ash and can give insight into what type of eruptions might occur in the future.

Mount St. Helens dome and uplift as seen from the west. October 2005

Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater as seen from the east. October 2005

View from the southeast side of Mount St. Helens lava dome looking at the uplift of the glacier and south flank of the lava dome.

View from the south-southeast side of Mount St. Helens lava dome looking at the lava dome (behind) and the uplift of the glacier and south flank of the lava dome (in front).

The dark "muddy" looking area in the right foreground is old erosional debris flows from Step Channel (on right) over the years. The lighter ribbon of grey to the left of the darker area is a lahar from Loowit Channel from early morning of October 6, 2004. The yellowish-green color on the surface is plant growth.